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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.New study reveals contrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision makingBy training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have identified striking contrasts in how groups of neurons in different cortex regions of the brain function during decision making.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-reveals-contrasts-groups-neurons-function.html
NeuroscienceWed, 19 Jul 2017 16:37:18 EDTnews419701027Virtual reality system helps surgeons, reassures patientsHaving undergone two aneurysm surgeries, Sandi Rodoni thought she understood everything about the procedure. But when it came time for her third surgery, the Watsonville, California, resident was treated to a virtual reality trip inside her own brain.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-virtual-reality-surgeons-reassures-patients.html
SurgeryWed, 12 Jul 2017 07:27:19 EDTnews419063229Why comparing technology to drugs isn't simply a question of addictionSome experts say technologies such as social media and video games are like drugs. Others disagree.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-technology-drugs-isnt-simply-addiction.html
Psychology & PsychiatryMon, 10 Jul 2017 07:30:02 EDTnews418890490Researchers use virtual reality to unpack causes of common diseasesResearchers from the University of Oxford are using a unique blend of virtual reality and innovative genetic techniques to understand the causes of diseases such as diabetes and anaemia.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-virtual-reality-common-diseases.html
GeneticsWed, 05 Jul 2017 05:24:00 EDTnews418451030Self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions as humans doCan a self-driving vehicle be moral, act like humans do, or act like humans expect humans to? Contrary to previous thinking, a ground-breaking new study has found for the first time that human morality can be modelled meaning that machine based moral decisions are, in principle, possible.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-self-driving-cars-moral-ethical-decisions.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00:01 EDTnews418403428Coupling of movement and visionIn a study published in Cell, Georg Keller and his group shed light on neural circuits in the cortex that underlie the integration of movement and visual feedback. They identified a mechanism in the visual cortex responsible for the coupling of sensory and motor experience and showed that perception and visually guided behavior are shaped by predictions of visual feedback during locomotion.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-coupling-movement-vision.html
NeuroscienceThu, 22 Jun 2017 08:54:11 EDTnews417340437Visiting virtual beach improves patient experiences during dental proceduresImagine walking along a South Devon beach on a lovely day. The waves are lapping on the shore, rabbits are scurrying in the undergrowth, and the bells of the local church are mingling with the calls of the seagulls. Then, as you turn to continue along the coast path feeling calm and relaxed you suddenly hear your dentist say "Fine, all done, you can take the headset off now". For patients at one dental practice in Devon, England, such Virtual Reality encounters are resulting in demonstrably better experiences in the dentist's chair.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-virtual-beach-patient-dental-procedures.html
DentistryWed, 14 Jun 2017 05:50:02 EDTnews416638065Using virtual reality—and mom's sewing machine—for stroke rehabFor people recovering from a stroke, even the simplest motions can become a struggle. To lift a hand, for example, requires a signal from the brain that travels all the way down an arm to the hand. That's a lot of moving parts—and when something is damaged, it makes regaining those skills an arduous and slow process.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-virtual-realityand-mom-machinefor-rehab.html
NeuroscienceTue, 13 Jun 2017 08:37:02 EDTnews416561805Virtual reality eases phantom limb painVirtual reality can relieve the sensation of phantom limb pain. A new test devised by researchers at Aalborg University shows that VR technology can trick the amputee's brain into thinking that it is still in control of a missing limb.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-virtual-reality-eases-phantom-limb.html
NeuroscienceThu, 01 Jun 2017 06:22:26 EDTnews415516936Virtual support groups help grieving spouses with depressionAs the U.S. population ages, it's estimated that half of women older than 65 are widows, while one-sixth of men of the same age have lost their spouses.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-05-virtual-groups-grieving-spouses-depression.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 10 May 2017 13:07:55 EDTnews413640464Virtual reality for psychiatric treatment? Research shows promise for VR and other technologies in mental health careA growing body of evidence suggests that virtual reality (VR) technology can be an effective part of treatment for phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other mental health conditions, according to a research review in the May/June issue of the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-05-virtual-reality-psychiatric-treatment-vr.html
Psychology & PsychiatryMon, 08 May 2017 16:26:32 EDTnews413479582Finding real rewards in a virtual worldResearchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have demonstrated that remembering where a goal is requires the same parts of the brain in virtual reality as it does in the real world. Published in the journal eNeuro, the study found that mice trained to find rewards on a virtual road required the hippocampus, a region known to function the same way in non-virtual situations. The study also showed that mice performed poorly on the virtual test if they lacked Shank2, a protein known to be associated with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-05-real-rewards-virtual-world.html
NeuroscienceMon, 01 May 2017 17:30:55 EDTnews412878646Virtual humans help aspiring doctors learn empathyFor medical student Katie Goldrath, the first time delivering difficult health news came when she had to tell a young woman named Robin and her mom, Delmy, that Robin had leukemia.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-virtual-humans-aspiring-doctors-empathy.html
HealthThu, 27 Apr 2017 11:02:58 EDTnews412509770Vir­tual real­ity to pre­vent cog­nit­ive de­clineRowing a boat in serene lake surroundings and spotting familiar animal species roaming on the shores might be something more and more elderly people get to experience in the future – with the help of virtual reality.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-virtual-reality-cognitive-decline.html
Psychology & PsychiatryThu, 06 Apr 2017 06:13:44 EDTnews410678013Virtual reality therapy helps decrease pain in hospitalized patientsVirtual reality therapy is effective in significantly reducing pain for hospitalized patients, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-virtual-reality-therapy-decrease-pain.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 29 Mar 2017 14:32:10 EDTnews410016720Studying altruism through virtual realityA computer-based environment developed with the aim to shed light on the origins of altruism: this is the innovative approach used by a research group at SISSA in Trieste, in collaboration with the University of Udine. This new study - recently published in the journal Neuropsychologia - immersed participants in a virtual environment that reproduced a building on fire which they had to evacuate in a hurry, deciding whether to save their lives or interrupt their escape and help rescue an injured person. The results showed that altruistic individuals self-reported to have greater concern for others' wellbeing and had larger right anterior insula (a brain area involved in processing social emotions) compared to non-altruists. These results shed light on the role of compassion in motivating helping behaviour and its brain correlates.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-altruism-virtual-reality.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 08 Mar 2017 12:30:01 EDTnews408197951Virtual reality hopes to treat mental health problemsVirtual reality headsets are often associated with video games and fun, but companies are also working to use them for mental health therapies, to treat phobias, anxiety or addictions.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-virtual-reality-mental-health-problems.html
Psychology & PsychiatryThu, 02 Mar 2017 09:20:01 EDTnews407668352Virtual reality imaging gives surgeons a better view of patient anatomyWhen Gina Milner needed a new heart valve, she was surprised to learn that a virtual-reality tool could help her get one.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-02-virtual-reality-imaging-surgeons-view.html
SurgeryFri, 24 Feb 2017 08:30:02 EDTnews407147057Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be remotely detected through a self-administered virtual reality brain training gameMild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition that often predates Alzheimer's disease (AD), can be remotely detected through a self-administered virtual reality brain training game.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-02-mild-cognitive-impairment-mci-remotely.html
Alzheimer's disease & dementiaFri, 24 Feb 2017 02:57:02 EDTnews407127407Virtual rehabilitation to help the brain injuredA group of students at Aalborg University has developed a virtual reality rehabilitation system. Now they receive a grant from the Siemens Foundation to get their system to markethttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-02-virtual-brain.html
NeuroscienceMon, 20 Feb 2017 08:28:31 EDTnews406801696New treatment to help children with autism overcome phobiasFollowing research showing that a unique immersive virtual reality can help children with autism spectrum disorder overcome their fears and phobias, the service known as the Newcastle Blue Room is now being offered on the NHS.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-02-treatment-children-autism-phobias.html
Autism spectrum disordersFri, 10 Feb 2017 10:13:23 EDTnews405943972'Mirror game' test could secure early detection of schizophrenia, study showsVirtual reality could hold the key to unlocking an affordable, reliable and effective device to provide early diagnosis and management of schizophrenia.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-02-mirror-game-early-schizophrenia.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 01 Feb 2017 10:28:37 EDTnews405167307Virtually painless – how VR is making surgery simplerSurgeons and their patients are finding that virtual reality can relieve the pain and stress of operations – and it's safer and cheaper than sedatives. Jo Marchant travels to a Mexican mountaintop village to visit a clinic with a difference.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-virtually-painless-vr-surgery-simpler.html
SurgeryTue, 31 Jan 2017 08:11:02 EDTnews405072645Virtual reality 'out-of-body experience' reduces fear of death in volunteers(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at Barcelona University has found that virtual reality experiences, if conducted in a certain way, can cause a reduced fear of dying. The team has written a paper describing their experiments and published it on the PLOS ONE open access site.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-virtual-reality-out-of-body-death-volunteers.html
Medical researchWed, 25 Jan 2017 08:50:01 EDTnews404554915Your left hand knows what your right hand is doingThe saying goes that "your left hand doesn't know what your right hand is doing," but actually, your left hand is paying more attention than you'd think. Researchers at Tel-Aviv University found that when people practiced finger movements with their right hand while watching their left hand on 3D virtual reality headsets, they could use their left hand more efficiently after the exercise. The work, appearing December 13 in Cell Reports, provides a new strategy to improve physical therapy for people with limited strength in their hands.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-left.html
NeuroscienceTue, 13 Dec 2016 12:00:01 EDTnews400846795Virtual reality in medicine—new opportunities for diagnostics and surgical planningBefore an operation, surgeons have to obtain the most precise image possible of the anatomical structures of the part of the body undergoing surgery. University of Basel researchers have now developed a technology that uses computed tomography data to generate a three-dimensional image in real time for use in a virtual environment.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-virtual-reality-medicinenew-opportunities-diagnostics.html
SurgeryWed, 07 Dec 2016 09:21:15 EDTnews400324866Researchers generate 3-D virtual reality models of unborn babiesParents may soon be able to watch their unborn babies grow in realistic 3-D immersive visualizations, thanks to new technology that transforms MRI and ultrasound data into a 3-D virtual reality model of a fetus, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-d-virtual-reality-unborn-babies.html
Medical researchMon, 21 Nov 2016 07:42:14 EDTnews398936520Combined training may prevent falls associated with Parkinson's and other disordersA combination of virtual reality and treadmill training may prove effective in preventing dangerous falls associated with aging, Parkinson's disease, mild cognitive impairment or dementia, according to a new Tel Aviv University-Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC) study published in The Lancet.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-combined-falls-parkinson-disorders.html
Parkinson's & Movement disordersTue, 01 Nov 2016 11:13:15 EDTnews397217588Rehearsing a speech to a virtual audience increases confidenceGiving a speech or presentation to an audience can be nerve-wracking. To practice, you can either imagine an audience or enlist a few friends or acquaintances. But these practice scenarios are far from the reality of an audience made up of different characters, emotions and interests. Ni Kang observed the behavior of a group of people listening to speeches and developed a virtual audience for speakers to practise on. On Wednesday, 2 November, she will obtain her doctorate on the subject of 'public speaking in virtual reality' at TU Delft.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-rehearsing-speech-virtual-audience-confidence.html
Psychology & PsychiatryTue, 01 Nov 2016 06:59:50 EDTnews397202383Army and Tufts study how people think, respond under stressThe U.S. Army and Tufts University are working together to learn more about how people think and respond under stress.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-army-tufts-people-stress.html
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